Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

Researchers analyzed 62 scientific studies and found that microplastics can harm bones in several ways. These tiny plastic ...

DNA folding is more important for cell function than previously thought, finding that even the most subtle changes in DNA’s ...

Kanazawa University, report in ACS Nano, how proteins in cells can be controllably activated through heating, an effect that ...

Primary cilia play a powerful role in how cells sense their surroundings. They help guide embryo development and ensure ...

Unlike traditional approaches that typically test one protein target or drug at a time in hopes of identifying an effective ...

For all of human history, death has been viewed as a final cessation of life in an organism, but new research is offering hope for restoration.

Alcohol damages the liver by disrupting RNA splicing, leaving cells stuck between functional and regenerative states.

Ocrevus rapidly depletes immune B-cells in people with MS, but ongoing treatment also leads to changes in immune T-cells, a study found.

Researchers design elastin-like polypeptides that regulate protein activation by temperature, achieving controlled cell death ...

Chromosomes are structures made of protein and DNA code, and would unravel and lose proper function without the telomeres ...

Studies show 3 in 10,000 people develop heart cancer. In comparison, 1 in 20 women are expected to develop breast cancer. Why is that?